Operator's Manual

Error Messages, Troubleshooting, and Diagnostics
Z370584 Rev. C Troubleshooting
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2. Check the flow rate setting.
3. Check the tubing fittings to the handpiece.
4. Check for kinks in the tubing.
5. Remove the handpiece and perform the test chamber test to ensure you have balanced
the handpiece.
6. Ensure you balanced irrigation and aspiration.
Phacoemulsification
No phacoemulsification
1. Ensure you selected the Phaco mode on the touchscreen.
2. Ensure the system is primed and tuned.
3. Check the foot pedal operation.
4. Ensure you properly connected the phaco handpiece cord to the phaco receptacle on the
front of the system.
5. Check the phaco power setting.
6. Ensure the phaco tip is tight on the handpiece.
7. Check for damage to the phaco tip.
8. If there is damage to the tip, replace the tip with a new tip and retune.
Poor or intermittent phacoemulsification
1. Check all the corrective steps above for “No phacoemulsification”.
2. Remove the phaco tip and then replace the tip. Ensure the tip is tight on the handpiece.
3. Check the phaco power delivery setting for both unoccluded and occluded (if applicable)
settings.
4. Tune the phaco handpiece.
Diathermy
No diathermy or poor diathermy
1. Ensure you selected the diathermy mode on the touchscreen.
2. Check the foot pedal operation.
3. Check the diathermy power setting.
4. Check the diathermy cord for a secure connection to the diathermy handpiece and to the
diathermy receptacles on the system.
5. Ensure the diathermy cord connections are dry.
6. Try to use diathermy starting at a low power setting and gradually increase the power.
7. Replace the diathermy cord.
8. Replace the diathermy handpiece.